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SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary has responsibility for leadership and oversight of six functions/programs in the Office of the Secretary (OSEC): Records Management (RMP), Information Disclosure (IDS), Project Management (PM), Corporate Governance Oversight (CGO), Office of the Ombuds, and Enterprise Governance. The deputy secretary provides guidance and direction to the division and provides strategic input to the secretary. In addition, the incumbent would serve as the Ombuds for the Federal Reserve System.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and strategic input on areas of responsibility and ensure the programs are operating consistently with the Board’s policies and applicable laws and regulations:

• Enable an agile, transparent, and effective workplace by overseeing projects and activities with division-wide impact on behalf of the secretary.
• Ensure accountability, review work product, facilitate talent management and succession planning, and deliver coaching to promote continuous development of skills, competencies, and talent pipeline.
• Supervise other officers with direct responsibility for these functions, as applicable.

Under delegated authority from the secretary, the deputy secretary serves as the Board’s Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officer. Promote transparency through timely and effective disclosure of Board information in response to FOIA and/or Privacy Act requests while preserving confidentiality as appropriate.

Ensure the Board’s Ombuds program serves as a confidential, trustworthy, and neutral resource for affected persons with respect to problems or concerns stemming from the System’s supervisory or regulatory activities:

• Facilitate and serve as a moderator for the fair and timely resolution of complaints related to the System’s regulatory activities.
• Report to the Board on issues that are likely to have a significant impact on the System’s missions, activities, or reputation that arise from the review of complaints, such as patterns of issues that occur in multiple complaints.
• Receive, review, and decide claims of retaliatory conduct by System staff.

Develop and maintain partnerships with counterparts in other Board divisions and functions, including the Chief Operating Officer, Management and Financial Services, Legal, Supervision and Regulation, and Information Technology, to advance needs and priorities of the division. Represent the Board and OSEC on interagency and Board initiatives, advisory groups, and task forces, as appropriate, in a manner that advances the Board and OSEC’s broader objectives and mission.

• Acts as responsible steward to the function(s), Division, and Board by demonstrating proficiency in the Board’s espoused competencies.
• Balances and mitigates key organizational and functional risks where appropriate and develops and executes sustainable risk mitigation strategies.
• Fosters a continuous learning culture.
• Exercises appropriate judgment and decision-making in complex situations.
• Demonstrates innovation and thought leadership relevant to future-state organizational and functional people strategies.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and management skills aligned to the Board’s espoused values.
• Keeps skills and knowledge current and aligned to best practices relative to key rules, regulations, and policies, as well as economic, political, and social trends that affect the organization. Understands near-term and long-term needs for the organization and determines how operations should be positioned to meet such needs.
• Demonstrates proficiency in political savvy, organizational savvy, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback to, and conducts performance reviews for managers and other direct reports, and ensures same is provided to all function staff.
• Responsible for accomplishing approved program objectives for area(s) of responsibility within the financial and personnel resources allocated by the Board and the division's senior management.
• Participates in the development of the division’s strategic plan, goals, and budget. Recommends program objectives and their priorities for area(s) of responsibility.
• Recommends personnel actions involving promotions, reclassifications, merit increases, and reassignments or separations in area(s) of responsibility.
• Has regular contact with all staff in the function(s) to stay connected to the pulse of the division, provide leadership, and act as a role model.
• Has frequent contact with senior staff and other professionals in the division, elsewhere at the Board, and the Reserve Banks regarding matters pertaining to area(s) of responsibility.
• Has frequent contact with members of the Board, both in discussions and through memoranda, regarding matters pertaining to area(s) of responsibility.
• Has frequent contact with individuals from other federal agencies, international organizations, and in the private sector regarding the subject matters in area(s) of responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Public Policy or Law. Juris Doctor is preferred. Requires 15 years of extensive experience analyzing policy or regulatory issues. Substantial knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, or bank regulatory and supervisory policy and practice, which may be substituted with proven ability, as demonstrated through prior accomplishments or educational attainment, to develop relevant subject matter expertise. Requires ten years of experience leading people, including setting strategy, establishing performance expectations, providing clear and actionable feedback, and developing people with at least five years’ managing managers.

• Strategic thinker with demonstrated strong project execution and project management capabilities, analytical skills, political savvy, and conflict mediation skills.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to fostering collaboration and employee engagement.
• Ability to lead and manage staff and projects effectively, set priorities, assess performance, guide staff development and make budgetary recommendations.
• Ability to balance competing interests among a variety of clients and readily readjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing client demands. Must be able to anticipate and meet the clients’ needs while maintaining high-quality end products.
• Ability to manage across organizational boundaries, building high performing teams and strengthen teams, diminishing organizational silos, and facilitating effective group and team dynamics.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all levels of staff and management.

This position is located onsite in Washington, DC. Applicants are invited to provide a cover letter of up to two pages.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or application, membership, or service in the uniformed services.